General Information

The main target of QUADIEEMS (QUantifying the Aerosol Direct and Indirect Effect over Eastern Mediterranean) is to quantify and map the aerosol direct and indirect radiative effect and examine the relations beween aerosols and clouds over the region of Eastern Mediterranean at a high spatial resolution. The proposed research is based on satellite observations from the two MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensors aboard EOS TERRA and EOS AQUA. For the purposes of the project data from MODIS will be combined with measurements from Earth Probe TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer), OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) and CALIOP/CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) sensors, along with ERA-interim reanalysis data from ECMWF, global chemical-aerosol-transport model data and results from REGCM4 regional climate model simulations.

The project is implemented within the framework of the Action "SUPPORTING POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS" being co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and national resources under the operational programme Education and Lifelong Learning (EdLL).

The first 2/3 of the project (16 months) is implemented at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) in Mainz, Germany while the rest 1/3 is implemented at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in Thessaloniki, Greece.

 

Project News

Second QUADIEEMS paper!

A second paper including research implemented within the QUADIEEMS is now published.

Georgoulias A.K., Kourtidis K., Alexandri G., Rapsomanikis S., Sanchez-Lorenzo A., Common summertime total cloud cover and aerosol optical depth weekly variabilities over Europe: Sign of the aerosol indirect effects?, Atmospheric Research, 153, 59-73, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.07.031, 2015.

COSPAR 2014

Some of our latest results were presented at the 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2014 which was held in Moscow, Russia (2-10/8/2014). Follow the link to see the title: COSPAR_Title

First QUADIEEMS paper!

The first paper including research implemented within the QUADIEEMS is now published.

Kourtidis K., Rapsomanikis S., Zerefos C., Georgoulias A.K., Pavlidou E., Severe particulate pollution from deposition practices of primary materials of cement plants, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21(16), 9796-9808, doi:10.1007/s11356-014-2969-6, 2014.

COMECAP 2014

A total of 2 works implemented within the framework of the project were presented at the COMECAP 2014 conference in Heraklion, Greece (28-31/5/2014). Follow the link to see the titles: COMECAP_Articles

EGU General Assembly 2014

A total of 5 works implemented within the framework of the project were presented at the EGU General Assembly 2014 in Vienna, Austria (27/4-2/5/2014). For more details please follow the link: EGU_Abstracts

AGU Fall Meeting 2013

Selected results from the project were presented at the AGU Fall Meeting 2013 in San Francisco, US (9-13/12/2013).

Georgoulias A.K., Zanis P., Pöschl U., Kourtidis K.A., Alexandri G., QUantifying the Aerosol Direct and Indirect Effect over Eastern Mediterranean from Satellites (QUADIEEMS): Satellite, model and reanalysis data synergy, AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, US, 9-13 December, 2013.

Alexandri G., Georgoulias A.K., Meleti C., Balis D., High resolution surface solar radiation patterns over Eastern Mediterranean: Satellite, ground-based, reanalysis data and radiative transfer simulations, AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, US, 9-13 December, 2013.

EAC 2013

Results from the quantification of the relative contribution of different aerosol types to the total aerosol optical depth over Eastern Mediterranean were presented at the European Aerosol Conference 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic (1-6/9/2013).

Georgoulias A.K., Kourtidis K.A., Alexandri G., Zanis P., Pöschl U., Quantifying the relative contribution of different aerosol types over Eastern Mediterranean: A decadal high resolution satellite view, Conference Digital Handbook, European Aerosol Conference 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-6 September, 2013.

EGU General Assembly 2013

The first results from QUADIEEMS were presented at the EGU General Assembly 2013 in Vienna, Austria (7-12/4/2013).

Georgoulias A.K., Zanis P., Pöschl U., Kourtidis K.A., Alexandri G., Ntogras C., Marinou E., Amiridis V., QUantifying the Aerosol Direct and Indirect Effect over Eastern Mediterranean from Satellites (QUADIEEMS): Overview and preliminary results, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, 1348, EGU General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April, 2013.

Alexandri G., Georgoulias A.K., Meleti C., Balis D., Surface solar radiation variability over Eastern Mediterranean: A high spatial resolution view from satellite and ground-based observations, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, 7646, EGU General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April, 2013.

Component 1 completed

The first component of the project is completed. Data from 5 satellite instruments, from GOCART chemical-aerosol-transport model and ERA - interim reanalysis have been acquired.

Official start of the project

QUADIEEMS (QUantifying the Aerosol Direct and Indirect Effect over Eastern mediterranean from Satellites) has now officially started. The tasks related to the first two components of the project including the aqcuisition, analysis and spatial homogenization of the are being implemented. The aqcuisition of the raw data will be completed within the first five months while the analysis and spatial homogenization will be completed within the first nine months of the project. For more details about the Project Components and the Project as a whole please have a look at this webpage. News about the progress of the project are going to be periodically released here.

Below, please find a few older papers from the QUADIEEMS Partners which are closely related to the project.

Georgoulias A.K. and Kourtidis K.A., On the aerosol weekly cycle spatiotemporal variability over Europe, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11, 4611-4632, doi:10.5194/acp-11-4611-2011, 2011.

Georgoulias A.K. and Kourtidis K.A., A high resolution satellite view of the aerosol weekly cycle variability over Central Europe, Atmospheric Research, 107, 145-160, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.01.003, 2012.

Georgoulias A.K., Kourtidis K.A., Kosmidis E., Despotakis T., Symeonidis P., AMFIC-WSDB: a web data base for hosting and easy retrieval of atmospheric data from satellites, Computers and Geosciences, 48, 57-66, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2012.05.001, 2012.

Zanis P., A study on the direct effect of anthropogenic aerosols on near surface air temperature over Southeastern Europe during summer 2000 based on regional climate modeling, Annales Geophysicae, 27, 3977-3988, doi:10.5194/angeo-27-3977-2009, 2009.

Zanis P., Ntogras C., Zakey A., Pytharoulis I., Karacostas T., Regional climate feedback of anthropogenic aerosols over Europe using RegCM3, Climate Research, 52, 267-278, doi:10.3354/cr01070, 2012.

Pöschl U., Gas-particle interactions of tropospheric aerosols: Kinetic and thermodynamic perspectives of multiphase chemical reactions, amorphous organic substances, and the activation of cloud condensation nuclei, Atmospheric Research, 101, 562-573, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.12.018, 2011.

Pöschl U., Martin S.T., Sinha B., Chen Q., Gunthe S.S., Huffman J.A., Borrmann S., Farmer D.K., Garland R.M., Helas G., Jimenez J.L., King S.M., Manzi A., Mikhailov E., Pauliquevis T., Petters M.D., Prenni A.J., Roldin P., Rose D., Schneider J., Su H., Zorn S.R., Artaxo P., Andreae M.O., Rainforest Aerosols as Biogenic Nuclei of Clouds and Precipitation in the Amazon, Science, 329, 1513-1516, doi: 10.1126/science.1191056, 2010.

 

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